Singhanavati
Singhanavati (Thai: สิงหนวัติ; RTGS: Singhanawat) was a Tai semi-legendary kingdom based along the Kok River in the Chiang Rai Basin in northern Thailand, existed from 691 BCE to 638 CE.: 7 It was centered in Yonok Nahaphan (Chiang Saen District, Chiang Rai) and then moved to Wieng–Prueksha (Fang District) after the old capital was submerged below Chiang Saen Lake due to an earthquake in 545.
Kingdom of Singhanavati | |||||||||
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| 691 BCE–638 CE | |||||||||
| Capital | Yonok Nahaphan (691 BCE–545 CE) Wieng–Prueksha (545–638) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Old Thai | ||||||||
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism Mahayana Buddhism | ||||||||
| Government | Chiefdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Formation | 691 BCE | ||||||||
• Fall of Yonok | 545 CE | ||||||||
• Incorporated to Ngoenyang | 638 CE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 638 CE | ||||||||
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The kingdom evolved into the Ngoenyang Kindom in 638 and then Lan Na in 1292.
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